Music Reviews
Slash-(I Hold On) song
A song that I really like off the new Slash album released a year ago is the track I hold on. This song features vocals by Kid Rock and of course the guitar arrangements were written and played by Slash. This song starts by fading in and getting …
Ablum : Tracey Bonham - Masts Of Manhatta (2010)
I missed this album when it was first released last year, but recently i had a chance to check it out and i’m pretty glad i did. I hadn’t really heard much from Tracey Bonham since she hit the charts with the song Mother Mother, so i really didn’t …
suds in the bucket
Suds in the bucket by Sara Evans is a song about how this girl after she turned eighteen left home and went with her boyfriend to where she wanted to go. Everybody thought she was a good little girl and now that she left they were all shocked. It …
Slayer - Piece By Piece (Song)
Piece By Piece is a song by Slayer which appears on their album Reign In Blood. The track opens up with all of the instruments starting up right away and wasting no time establishing a very solid and heavy rhythm of the track. Araya’s bass is pretty high in …
Thinking of You by Katy Perry
One of the best songs I ever heard. This side of Katy Perry, which is somewhat serious, is very surprising. Katy Perry is a bold artist writing songs about realities in life. One of these songs is Thinking of You.
Its lyrics talks about losing a loved one and the …
Live At The Regal by B.B. King
This genre music is Blues, and it is a live CD. I pretty much have a good time listening to it, which belongs to my brother.
I like the fact that the songs inside are very likeable, and spot on. I could find myself humming to the tunes …
Mama, I Love You (song by, Sean Paul)
Sean Paul is a reggae/dancehall artist hsiling from Jamaica and he has been a hit since he came on the scene years ago. I love his music and his new CD came out a while back called A New Age 2008. One of the songs that is featured on …
Gojira : From Mars To Sirius
France was not always romantic as we think. Although the region is not an area of rock music popular such as Sweden or Germany in the internationally. Everything will change when Gojira present as the antithesis of fashion, perfume, and synth-pop. From Mars To Sirius contains twelve songs with …
Not Afraid- Eminem
Listening to this song when Im totally mad about something, it makes you realize what good music really is. It provokes an emotion inside of you, thats exactly what this song does. Eminem may be known for his dirty lyrics and choice language but he is one of the …
Kiss Alive III
Does all of you still remember the band Kiss? This album is something that I’ve listened to before, which is Kiss Alive III Album. I thought initially that I wasn’t going to love the songs inside at all, but I was quite shocked to find some pretty …
Sepultura Arise
Arise is the fourth album by Sepultura released in 1991, this is a pure thrash metal album before the band started to get weird, many fans call this the bands last great album, and best album. The band traveled to the home of death metal, Florida, to work …
Secret Window (Film)
Secret Window is a film based on a novel written by Stephen King and starring Johnny Depp. My girlfriend is a huge fan of Depp so I typically watch his movies with her occasionally but I have to admit that he’s never disappointed me in a role and it …
Lily Allen-It’s Not Me, It’s You (2009)
This cheeky singer is probably most well known for her hits —˜Smile’ or —˜LDN’. Well, she is back with a more entertaining, grown up perspective on life, love and most other things under the sun with her new album —˜It’s Not Me, It’s You’. Her first release, whilst great pop …
Men Without Hats (music group)
As I mentioned in a couple other reviews, I like dance and electronic music. However, at one point in my life, I had a love for eighties dance and new wave music. Now most of what I would hear would be from listening to songs being played on the …
The Lonely Island - Incredibad
NOTE: Album very explicit. Mature audience only.
Released on February 10th of this year, this is the debut album of the comedy group The Lonely Island, which includes such SNL alumnus as Andy Sandberg, Chris Parnell and Justin Timberlake.
I found this album strictly by accident. A friend sent me a …
“Chapter V” album by Trey Songz
R&B Sensation Trey Songz released his 5th album in August 2012, titled “Chapter V”. It debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. Trey Songz has been on a span of hit records since the Step Up 3D Soundtrack single “Already Taken”, to the singles for this album which …
Reba McEntire: So Good Together CD
Overall, Reba McEntire: So Good Together CD is pretty good. It made great background music for me as I did things around the house. Sometimes I sang along and sometimes it made me stop and listen, while at other times, it was just music filling the air.
The …
“Your Body’s Callin’” (1994): R. Kelly
R. Kelly
“Your Body’s Callin’”
12 Play
Jive/Zomba Recordings
This is R. Kelly’s third single and music video, “Your Body’s Callin’”, from the solo album titled “12 Play”. This is the laid back and sexy themed music video of the batch from the album. R. Kelly performs mostly on a beach and on …
Sledding With Tigers - The Arrested Cats (Album)
The Arrested Cats is the third album released by Sledding With Tigers. As a follow up to The Hill Sheep, I can thankfully say that I think Sledding With Tigers really fulfill their potential in terms of songwriting on this record. Although the album does certainly retain the youthful …
Janet Jackson- Discipline
2008 is setting up to be the year of the comeback in the Jackson home. First up is Janet. Janet Jackson’s newest album ‘Discipline’ is setting up to be her best album in quite a while. Combined with a new team of producers and more concentrated …
The Velvet Underground - Foggy Notion (Song)
Foggy Notion is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their record VU. The track starts off with all of the instruments simultaneously in a rhythm which works very nicely to be honest and has a very good flow which seems to provide good ground for Reed …
Night by Noble Ocarina
The Night by Noble is a plastic Alto ocarina tuned to C Major. Its plastic body is durable enough to resist cracking if dropped, making it an excellent practice instrument for ocarina players. Hard plastic forms the body and a soft finish gives this ocarina a nice hand feel.
Some …
Animal Collective - Did You See The Words (Song)
Did You See The Words is a song by Animal Collective and is the first track on their album Feels. Opening up with an interesting guitar rhythm, a listener should ideally get the feeling that they’re in for something special because I personally consider this track to one of …
“Break” by Three Days Grace Music Video
“Break” is a song by Three Days Grace on the album Life Starts Now.
The video is set in four rooms for each of the four band members. I like this video and the concept. The members of the band are separated by four rooms and each has their …
Muse - Hysteria (Song)
Hysteria is a track by Muse which appears on Absolution. One thing I will say about Hysteria before really getting into the review, and probably something you will agree with me, is that once you start listening to the song, the rhythms which start the song and stay throughout …
Inner City Blues (song, Marvin Gaye)
There are few songs which actually touch my heart each and every time that I hear them. “Inner City Blues [Make Me Wanna Holla]” is one of those. This song is actually older than I am, but has found its way into my subconscious as …
Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown (Song)
Communication Breakdown is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their debut record, Led Zeppelin I. The track is one of Zeppelin’s more well known songs and starts out with Page’s famous chugging guitar riff to give way to Plant singing a few words over it and leading …
Bon Iver - Holocene (Song )
This is a song that was released 4 years ago, and this sincerely became my favorite song of all time. However, after the gigantic wave of releases for the Alternative genre this year, I seemed to forget this one existed. Up until it started raining last night, and when …
Fair Warning Van Halen album
Any Van Halen fan knows one of their worst selling albums with David Lee Roth is Fair Warning. The reason it didnt sell as much but still charted some hits on the billboard was because fans loved what they did with this album but it didn’t appeal to many …
Bob Dylan - Little Maggie (Song)
Little Maggie is a traditional song which is arranged and performed for his album Good As I Been To You. The track opens up with an acoustic guitar pattern which seems to have a nice move to it. Dylan comes in with the vocals in a somewhat deep tone …
The Rolling Stones - Heart Of Stone (Song)
Heart Of Stone is a track by The Rolling Stones which appears on the album Out Of Our Heads. Right from the opening introduction of this track the rhythm is pretty much set up and you can tell right away that this track is going to be some type …
Roc Boys - And the Winner Is… (2007): Jay-Z
Jay-Z
“Roc Boys (And the Winner Is…)”
American Gangster
Roc-A-Fella Records/Island Def Jam
Director: Chris Robinson
This is probably one of Jay-Z’s most celebrity-packed recent music videos as of yet. Following “Blue Magic”, “Roc Boys (And The Winner Is…)” is the second single and music video off of Jay-Z’s tenth album called “American Gangster” …
Type O Negative Bloody Kisses
The band Type O Negative perhaps are just trying to be funny and they certainly don’t lack in the humor department. Perhaps that what makes the Drab Four different from other goth band, they make doom and gloom music so damn fun. They open up their Bloody Kisses …
Fancy by Reba McEntire
There are only a select few songs that I like by Reba McEntire, and that’s simply because she sings very old-fashioned country songs. There is nothing wrong with that, but it isn’t really my style. She has an amazing voice and that really awesome country twang, which is one …
Blueprint 3- Jay-Z
I had a chance to listen to the new Jay-Z album which is the Blueprint 3, and it is one of my most favorite music albums of the year. This is Jay-Z’s 10th album and even at almost 40 years old, he is still one of the best rap …
Scars On Broadway - 3005 (Song)
3005 is a song by Scars On Broadway which appears on their self-titled debut record. Along with Babylon, I would consider this to be one my favorite tracks on the album and I love how Malakian went with quite a different style on this track compared to the rest …
Johnson Reptone 15 Guitar Amplifier
Overview - The Johnson Reptone 15 guitar amplifier, the second amp I ever owned, is truly just an amp that only a complete beginner should be limited to using - and even for a beginner I would avoid buying this amp. The only reason that I used this amplifier …
Globas Divas-Voices from Women CD
As a big fan of international music, I try to expand my collection every so often with a “big hit” CD that I’ll have hours of enjoyment listening to. It’s a much better experience when I’m able to discover a CD that contains lots of different voices, tons of …
Khago (Reggae Artiste)
I do not like listenning to a lot of modern day reggae music, and so since I generally do no follow this genre, I have no idea how long the reggae artiste “Khago” has been around. In fact, I only became aware of him recently when his song “Nah …
System Of A Down - Soldier Side Intro (Song)
Soldier Side Intro is the opening track of System Of A Down’s album Mezmerize, the first half of their double record Mezmerize/Hypnotize. Just as some background information, Mezmerize starts off with the track Soldier Side Intro while Hypnotize ends with the track Soldier Side so this is one of …
Television’s Greatest Hits - Volume 5: The 60’s and 70’s CD
Television’s Greatest Hits - Volume 5: The 60’s and 70’s is a collection of 65 TV themes on CD. Talk about fun. This CD transports the listening back in time to visit with old friends in all genres of television. A minute ago I listened to …
Iron Maiden - The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg (Song)
The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record A Matter Of Life And Death. The track opens up with a melodic guitar lead over a clean guitar part as well as a mellow bass line from Harris. The vocals start in …
Walking Away by Craig David
There had been this particular moment in my life when I was so down and so sad that I put on this song title over my CD radio and kept listening to Walking Away by Craig David repeatedly. That was when I was rejected by this guy in my …
Tool 10,000 Days
Tool’s 10,000 days has been a welcome addition to my music collection, in early 2006 I picked this album up soon after it’s releases, the album packaging was immence, a digipak with 3d glasses and matching booklet, I have never been as impressed with album packaging as I was …
“I Believe I Can Fly” (1996): R. Kelly
R. Kelly
“I Believe I Can Fly”
“Space Jam” Soundtrack
Jive Records
Director: Hype Williams
R. Kelly decides to put away the sex-me-up attitude and persona for a little while and does a PG gig for a change. Seriously, I would love to know who on planet Earth thought R. Kelly and “Space Jam” …
The Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes (Song)
Rhinestone Eyes is a song by The Gorillaz which appears on their album Plastic Beach. The track opens up with an electronic intro which has an interesting rhythm to say the least. The vocals soon come into the track and are delivered in a tone that sounds almost lethargic …
Fast Cars (song by, U2)
U2 is an Irish rick band and they brought out an album a while back named “How to dismantle and atomic bomb.” Interesting title if I do say so myself.
I bought the album for one of the songs in particular but other songs from it has grown on …
Lady Gaga’s “Born This way”
Lady Gaga’s new album “Born This way,” tells her fans to be comfortable and to love themselves for who they really are. On May 23, places like Amazon, Best buy and Itunes went flooded with 1.1 millions sales on the release of Lady Gaga’s new album “Born This way,” …
Don’t Rush- Tegan and Sara
Don’t Rush is a song off of Tegan and Sara’s latest album Sainthood, released in 2009. It’s one of my favourites off of this album, although the entire album as a whole is very enjoyable. This song is different from some of their previous songs in that it’s a …
Torn Between two Lovers (song) from Mary MacGregor
Whenever I am singing in our videoke, I like to sing this song as it is easy to sing because it is slow and easy to sing. I am not aware of the meaning of the song even how old it is, for me it is an easy song …
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